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SEMIRAMIS MEDITERRANEAN

4639-4641 N KEDZIE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60625 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

SEMIRAMIS MEDITERRANEAN has been inspected 4 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since November 17, 2020. The most recent inspection, on March 9, 2022, found no infractions.

1 of 4 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene, Cleaning and sanitizing and Pests.

Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded 7 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on December 1, 2021. For example: PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 5 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on December 1, 2021. For example: WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on December 1, 2021. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.

    Recorded 7 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on December 1, 2021. For example: PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

  • Food safety training and certificationLower risk

    Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.

    Recorded 2 times on November 17, 2020. For example: MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

4 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Canvass Re-Inspection

    9 infractions

    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP SUPPLIES ON THE PREMISES TO RESPOND TO A VOMIT OR DIARRHEAL EVENT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • 6-301.11 NO HAND SOAP WAS PROVIDED AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND SOAP AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C).
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • 6-301.12 NO PAPER TOWELS WERE PROVIDED AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY 7-38-030(C).
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • 6-501.111 NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK WAS PROVIDED DURING THE INSPECTION. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK FROM A LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY ON THE PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(C).
    • 41. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
      • 3-304.14 OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF THE PREP TABLES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE WET WIPING CLOTHS IN A CONTAINER OF SANITIZER WHEN NOT IN USE.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • 4-602.13 DETAIL CLEAN THE PREP COOLERS, FREEZERS, PREP TABLES, GRILL, STOVE, STORAGE SHELVES THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREA.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • 5-205.15 REPAIR THE DRAIN LINE WATER LEAK AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-501.12 CLEAN THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREA.
    • 60. PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED
      • 8-404.13(B)(4) PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2456762 ON 11/17/20 NOT CORRECTED: 49 - DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER. 56 - THE VENTILATION FANS IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM IS NOT OPERATIONAL. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. 56 - CLEAN THE GREASE FROM THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS. 56 - OBSERVED SEVERAL NON-WORKING LIGHT FIXTURES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. 58 - NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES WERE PROVIDED FOR THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090.
  3. Canvass

    10 infractions

    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP SUPPLIES ON THE PREMISES TO RESPOND TO A VOMIT OR DIARRHEAL EVENT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
    • 9. NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH RTE FOOD OR A PRE-APPROVED ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE PROPERLY ALLOWED
      • OBSERVED THE FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE TOUCH READY-TO-EAT FOODS WITH THEIR BARE HANDS WHILE PREPARING AND PLATING FOOD. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT BARE HAND CONTACT IS PROHIBITED WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. PRIORITY 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • NO HAND SOAP WAS PROVIDED AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND SOAP AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • NO PAPER TOWELS WERE PROVIDED AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY 7-38-030(C). SEE VIOLATION #10 ABOVE FOR CITATION.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK WAS PROVIDED DURING THE INSPECTION. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK FROM A LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY ON THE PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(C).
    • 41. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
      • OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF THE PREP TABLES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE WET WIPING CLOTHS IN A CONTAINER OF SANITIZER WHEN NOT IN USE.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • DETAIL CLEAN THE PREP COOLERS, FREEZERS, PREP TABLES, GRILL, STOVE, STORAGE SHELVES THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREA.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • REPAIR THE DRAIN LINE WATER LEAK AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • CLEAN THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREA.
    • 60. PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED
      • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2456762 ON 11/17/20 NOT CORRECTED: 49 - DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER. 56 - THE VENTILATION FANS IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM IS NOT OPERATIONAL. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. 56 - CLEAN THE GREASE FROM THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS. 56 - OBSERVED SEVERAL NON-WORKING LIGHT FIXTURES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. 58 - NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES WERE PROVIDED FOR THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090.
  4. License

    6 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT TO HAVE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • THE VENTILATION FANS IN BOTH WASHROOMS ARE NOT OPERATIONAL. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • CLEAN THE GREASE FROM THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED SEVERAL NON-WORKING LIGHT FIXTURES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN THE FOOD PREP AREA.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES WERE PROVIDED FOR THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.

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